"The general nature of the speech act fallacy can be stated as follows, using "good" as our example. Calling something good is characteristically praising or commending or recommending it, etc. But it is a fallacy to infer from this that the meaning of "good" is explained by saying it is used to perform the act of commendation."

-- John Searle

#Example Quotes #Calling Quotes #Speech Quotes

“We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance.”

Source : Joseph De Maistre (2011). “The Generative Principle of Political Constitutions: Studies on Sovereignty, Religion, and Enlightenment”, Transaction Publishers
“I compete only with myself, and I try to become a better human being. This is my goal.”
“If you worry, you die. If you don't worry, you also die. So why worry?”
“Focus is more valuable than IQ.”
“Nothing's easier than believing we understand experiences we've never had.”

Source : Gwen Bristow (2014). “Tomorrow Is Forever: A Novel”, p.53, Open Road Media
“We may need to focus here.' 'Right. Yes. OK. Turn around.' 'Are you going to throw something at me?' 'What? No, I'm getting out of bed.”
“Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.”
“We rode along in silence, thinking our private thoughts. Charlie and I had an unspoken agreement not to throw ourselves into speedy travel just after a meal. There were many hardships to our type of life and we took these small comforts as they came; I found they added up to something decent enough to carry on”

Source : Patrick deWitt (2011). “The Sisters Brothers”, p.12, Granta Books

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